The Osceola times., 1887-08-13
ARKANSAS STATk NEWS.

and Antimony City, via Center Point, has
been completed.
A few miles north of Judsonia, a Mrs.
/ James O'Donnell committed suicide few
evenings since by shooting herself through
the head with rifle She placed the muz'
zle under her chin and fired, blowing the
| top of her head off. IL is supposed she was
/ insane, as no cause can be given for the
/ deed.
/ II. Mortimer, well-known citizen Of Lit.
! tie Rock, died suddenly few days ago.
| He was baker and grocer, an old resident,
and probably the most generous man,
considering his means, in the city.
/ Henry Wood, young man Of Gray
I toWn,hip, Pulaski county, is in jail under
/ a charge Of horse theft. The facts are IN.
/ volved in contradictory features, but the
| young man seems 70 be innocent of theft.
II appears that he had a certain colt In his
| possession, but he did not claim that II was
his property. He called upon at least two
| gentlemen and asked them if the colt be-
/ longed TO them. IL did not, and he took
the animal home and that is the last heard
of II. lie claims that il got out of pas
/ ture and wandered of.
An inquest was held over the body Of
! Leonard Boyd's wife, who it was supposed
| had committed suicide at Jacksonport.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was that
she come to her death by being hanged by
| the neck by rope In the hands Of her
! husband. He was arrested by Sheriff
stephens and lodged in jail. Boyd de-
| cares his innocence. The evidence ad-
| duced at the coroner's inquest Is TO the
effect that she was beaten on the breast
and abdomen with a maui until dead, and
| then hanged to make II appear as suicide.
| Boyd was subsequently shot to death by
mob.
A few days since John Boles and an other
negro had quarrel at Clarendon, which
seemed to have blown over. A couple of
! evenings later, however. Boles laid down
to take nap, and while thus sleeping
soundly the other party crept up stealthily
TO where Boles was lying, placed his gun
| to Boles' head and fred the contents Of il
into him, from the effects Of which he died.
The assassin has fed, but will doubtless be
soon captured, as he is well known, and
summarily dealt with. He seemed to take
no otfense at. the time he was cursed, but
pondered over it during Sunday and told
some one that Boles would not curse any
body else after he had settled with him.
The arrests made in Little Rock during
the month of July numbered 223, as fol.
lows Misdemeanors, AZ; drunkenness, "a;
drunk and disturbing the peace, AZ; drunk
and disorderly, 30; violating sanitary
ordinance, 8; committing nuisance, 5;
carrying concealed weapons, 8; keeping
gaming house, 8; keeping bawdy house, 4.
violating section 414, prostitution, %; petit
larceny, 2; passing counterfeit money, ];
peddling without license, 1; murder, i;
| miscellaneous, D.
Z. +. Dickey, near Emmett, has been
awarded a patent for combined seed.
planter and cultivator.
Postmaster-General Villas has directed
that the carrier or free delivery system be
established at Fort Smith and Hot Springs
September 1.
Among The officers elected at the Nation
| al Teachers Association we notice that
Prof. Fut.alf, of Marana,Vas chosen vice
president and j. II. Shnn, Of Little Rock,
| counselor.
A man bv the name of Medith shot two
brothers named lvans, near the Pulaski
and Faulkner county lines, few days
since One of the brothers died, and the
other was mortally wounded.
While freight train on the st. Louis,
Arkansas & Texas railway was crossing
| httt hlNtf 1T wal lunu 'ltNs IA itN hikhis
ago, the bridge gave way and the engine
aud seven cars were precipitated a dis
tance OF forty feet TO the river below,
where there was twenty feet Of water.
Engineer Atkinson and Fireman Flaherty
were badly but not fatally wounded, and
we're taken TO the company's hospital at
Paris.
Or. p. q. Hooper reports that q heavy
| ,-; Fav 1i1
siderable damage to trees and out
houses at the State Insane Asylum
grounds, no damage occurring 10 the
main building, however
General John II. Rice. president of the
New Orleans, Natchez 4 Fort Scott rail-
way, IS said TO have closed the contract
by which that road is to tap Hot Springs
within guaranteed period of two years,
in consideration of bonus of so, 900. The
required bonus has been almost raised,
and the people are confident OF securing
the road.
There is a very slight difference in the
death rate in Little Rock OF July, 1856, and
the same month this year. Seventy-seven
death certificates were filed in the city
Jerks office July Of last year, and sew
enty-three during last month.
forty miles below Pine Bluff, died with by.
lrophoba few days ago. She was bit
ten on the toe several days previGus by a
little pup. It attracted no attention at
the time. Her howlings and rawlings
made horrible spectacle. The pup
also bit COW, which has since died, and as
il bit several other animals it is supposed
they will also be affected.
L. J. Ellis, of Center Point, is, perhaps,
the Oldest printer in the State. He will be
seventy-fiv years old the 20th of next
month. In 1885 he commenced the publi-
cation OF five-column paper in Fairfield
County. q. Mr.. Ellis has the files of that
paper bound and in good state of preserva.
ton. 1t was printed on an old Ramage
press, having wooden platen and barely
large enough to print page at time Of
the paper.
Deputy United States Marshal J. c. Pet
tigrew, Of Fort Smith, recently escorted 10
the penitentiary at Little Rock the follow
ing list Of United States prisoners: Chas.
i. Green. Berry Hudgins, Caleb Bowling,
Thomas b. Urich, William Moore, Owning
Standredge, II. Dale, Ed Rae, Elias Wat.
kins, Tom Vickett, Byron Moncrief, Sam
Brevet aud Charles Gutcher. This add.
tion 10 the forts gang already IN the pen
makes grand total Of three hundred and
ten, pretty fair showing for the United
States Court on the border of the Indian
Territory. A majority Of the above were
arrested for selling liquor and tampering
with the mail.
Morrilton wants Democratic paper.
Secretary Nowlin, Of the Little Rock Ex.
] positiOn committee receives daily renorts